Castigate vs Purify - What's the difference?
castigate | purify | Related terms |
To punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely.
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To revise or make corrections to a publication.
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To cleanse (something), or rid (it) of impurities
To free (someone) from guilt or sin
Castigate is a related term of purify.
As verbs the difference between castigate and purify
is that castigate is to punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely while purify is to cleanse (something), or rid (it) of impurities.castigate
English
Verb
(castigat)- The curse of avarice and cupidity / Is all my sermon, for it frees the pelf. / Out come the pence, and specially for myself, / For my exclusive purpose is to win / And not at all to castigate their sin.
